Chapter 561 Return Ceremony

"Today's meal is really worth it." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the pile of rewards, including gold, silver, jewelry, silks and satins. In addition to the original rewards, there were additional rewards.

She doesn't care about silk and satin, but she likes gold, silver and jewelry!

The glittering gold and all kinds of exquisite jewelry, produced by the palace, must be top-quality products. This is absolutely true.

Even though Xiao Jiuyue usually dresses simply and doesn't wear these things very often, at this moment, just looking at them is pleasing to the eye.

"Jiuyue, don't make these dishes from now on." Jun Lie took her hand and looked at her slender and beautiful fingers. It was obvious that her fingers were not good at cooking and should not do these things.

"Puff~"

Seeing the pain in his eyes, Xiao Jiuyue couldn't help but smile. "I didn't do anything. I mostly just gave orders. But don't you think this meal was worth it? We received so many extra rewards and even had dinner with our father. I'm afraid Prince Duan and Princess Duan will be furious, right?"

The second prince is now the Prince of Duan, and has been granted a fiefdom and no longer lives in the palace.

"Tsk tsk tsk, what a pity that I can't see their faces change with my own eyes." Xiao Jiuyue blinked playfully. She was really curious. I'm afraid that the couple will be mad.

"Damn it, Prince! Didn't you say the Emperor was too busy with court affairs today and didn't have time? Why did he go to the Empress Dowager's place? And even ate the dishes Xiao Jiuyue personally cooked? And even received a reward?"

Du Ting felt uncomfortable when he thought about Xiao Jiuyue being praised.

"That's because he's capable. If you were capable, wouldn't you be able to please our father and the empress dowager and receive a reward?"

Prince Duan leaned against the carriage, stuffing snacks into his mouth. His gloating words made Du Ting very angry. She said, "Prince, I know you like Xiao Jiuyue, but..."

"Du Ting, if you want to be your Duan Wang Consort peacefully, don't try to do anything crooked to me." The Duan Wang's face suddenly turned cold, and he said, "Stop the car."

"Prince, where are you going?" Du Ting asked hurriedly as he watched Prince Duan leave, but Prince Duan didn't even glance at him.

Du Ting pursed his lips and returned to the palace with a cold face. As soon as he entered the house, he smashed everything that could be smashed. It was only the first day of their marriage, and Prince Duan... was too much!

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"Really take a nap? No, if people find out, I'll lose all my face." Xiao Jiuyue was led to the bed by Jun Lie. Xiao Jiuyue refused repeatedly and said, "I'll lie on the couch and read a book." It doesn't matter if she closes her eyes by then.

There are so many people in the palace. If people knew that she was taking a nap in broad daylight, it would be so embarrassing.

"Don't worry, everyone in the mansion is trustworthy, and no news will get out." Jun Lie said, afraid that she would be worried, he called Dong Gui over directly: "Dong Gui, I want to play chess with your princess, you don't need to serve, go down."

"Yes." Donggui was very tactful and closed the door directly. At the same time, she sent away all the maids in the yard. Soon, the yard became quiet.

"Can we sleep now?" Jun Lie picked her up and walked towards the bed.

Xiao Jiuyue grabbed his collar and asked, "Are you really just sleeping?"

Jun Lie's eyes dimmed, and he said, "If the princess wants to do something else, your husband will be happy to accompany you."

"No, no, no." Xiao Jiuyue refused repeatedly. She was tired after a whole night yesterday and busy all morning today. Now she just wanted to have a good sleep.

After taking off her coat and lying on the bed, Xiao Jiuyue was worried at first that Jun Lie might have other thoughts while lying there. But he was holding her tightly and steadily, his breathing gradually became longer, and she felt sleepy. Xiao Jiuyue soon fell into a deep sleep.

Jun Lie slowly opened his eyes, staring at her peaceful sleeping face without blinking. He carefully placed a kiss on her forehead and murmured to himself, "Jiuyue, in this life, we will grow old together and be happy forever."

Xiao Jiuyue slept until dark and felt very embarrassed.

"What are you afraid of? Don't you still have me?" Jun Lie embraced her and kissed her, saying, "You are the mistress of Prince Ling's Mansion. You are Princess Ling. Everything in the mansion is up to you."

"Well, doesn't that mean I am the biggest besides you?" Xiao Jiuyue asked with a turn of his eyes.

"No."

Jun Lie denied it, kissed her again and said, "In Prince Ling's Mansion, you are the boss."

"You're just kidding." Xiao Jiuyue could barely suppress the smile on her lips. "When something really happens, won't you still have the final say?"

"Okay, you decide on the big things, and I'll take care of the small things." Xiao Jiuyue didn't dwell on this matter anymore. She just sat up and touched her belly. Before she could say anything, Jun Lie had already asked someone to serve dinner.

After a simple wash, Xiao Jiuyue felt a little embarrassed when it came time to eat, but when she looked at Lianxin and Donggui beside her, they were both her family, and the table full of delicious food in front of her was all her favorite.

"Miss, no, Princess, these were specially made by the kitchen at the order of the prince when he returned."

Lianxin gave a special reminder when she was serving the dishes.

Xiao Jiuyue glanced sideways. Facing a table full of delicious food, her hands were faster than her brain and she started eating right away.

She first scooped a bowl of cuttlefish and winter bamboo shoots soup. She loves eating winter bamboo shoots. When winter comes, she likes to stew this soup. It tastes delicious.

"When did you give the order?" Xiao Jiuyue felt very comfortable after taking a sip of the delicious soup.

"When I came back, I thought about your love for food." Jun Lie asked Lian Xin and the others to go downstairs. In the warm room, only he and Xiao Jiuyue were eating. Jun Lie picked up some boiled pork slices for her and said, "Try it. It's made by the chef of Fengchunlou."

"Eat too, don't just focus on me." Xiao Jiuyue looked at her bowl of rice, which was piled high with vegetables, and couldn't help but say, "Hurry up and eat. If you keep piling on, I won't be able to finish it."

Is he treating her like a pig?

"It's okay, I'll be there if you can't finish it." Jun Lie said with a smile. It was a simple meal, but Jun Lie enjoyed it very much. He chatted with Xiao Jiuyue about all sorts of things. No matter what the topic was, it seemed like they had endless things to say.

Until the food got cold...

"This soup is not tasty now that it's cold. I'll have someone heat it up again."

Before Xiao Jiuyue finished speaking, Jun Lie had already swallowed a bowl of rice with his soup: "It's okay, it's not cold at all, I'm full!"

"..." Xiao Jiuyue looked at the bowl that had been completely eaten and praised, "Not bad, not a single bit wasted."

"It's not easy for the people to have enough food these days, so we can't waste it." Jun Lie took her hand and said, "I've had people prepare the return gifts for tomorrow. Take a look at the list. Do you need anything else?"

"So soon?" Xiao Jiuyue was excited and happy when she thought about going back to the Xiao family tomorrow. She was thinking about picking things later, but unexpectedly, Jun Lie had already prepared everything.

The moment Xiao Jiuyue received the list, he fell silent. Although he didn't know what other people's return gifts were, when his sister-in-law Cui Yao came home, the return gift was considered a lot, but compared with what Jun Lie prepared, it was much more shabby.